2019 US Open Series explained

In tennis, the 2019 US Open Series was the sixteenth edition of the US Open Series, which comprised a group of hard court tournaments that started on July 22, 2019 in Atlanta and concluded in Winston-Salem on August 25, 2019. This edition consisted of four separate men's tournaments and two women's tournaments, with the Western & Southern Open hosting both a men's and women's event.[1] [2] The series was headlined by two ATP Tour Masters 1000 and two WTA Premier 5 events.

Tournament Schedule

Legend
Grand Slam Event
ATP Masters 1000 and WTA Premier 5
ATP World Tour 500 and WTA Premier
ATP World Tour 250 and WTA International
width=30Week width=175Date width=350Men's Events width=350Women's Events
1 July 22 – July 28 No Series Event Held This Week
2 July 29 – August 4 Washington, D.C.
Citi Open
2019 Champion: Nick Kyrgios
San Jose
Silicon Valley Classic
2019 Champion: Zheng Saisai
3 August 5 – August 11 bgcolor=#dfe2e9 Toronto
Rogers Cup presented by National Bank
2019 Champion: Bianca Andreescu
4 August 12 – August 18 bgcolor=#dfe2e9 Cincinnati
Western & Southern Open
2019 Champion: Madison Keys
5 August 19 – August 25 No Series Event Held This Week
6–7 August 26 – September 8 New York
US Open
2019 Champion: Bianca Andreescu

Week 1

ATP – BB&T Atlanta Open

John Isner was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round to Reilly Opelka.

Alex de Minaur won the title, defeating Taylor Fritz in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2).

Main Draw Finals

Week 2

ATP – Citi Open (Washington, D.C.)

See main article: 2019 Citi Open.

Alexander Zverev was the two-time defending champion but chose not to defend his title.

Nick Kyrgios won the title, defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4).

Main Draw Finals

WTA – Silicon Valley Classic (San Jose)

See main article: 2019 Silicon Valley Classic.

Mihaela Buzărnescu was the defending champion, but lost to Daria Kasatkina in the first round.

Zheng Saisai won the title, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–3).

Main Draw Finals

Week 3

ATP – Rogers Cup (Montreal)

See main article: 2019 Rogers Cup – Men's Singles.

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion and successfully defended his title by defeating Daniil Medvedev 6−3, 6−0 in the final.

Main Draw Finals

WTA – Rogers Cup (Toronto)

See main article: 2019 Rogers Cup – Women's Singles. Simona Halep was the defending champion, but she retired in the quarterfinals against Marie Bouzková.

Bianca Andreescu won the title, defeating Serena Williams in the final 3–1, ret., becoming the first Canadian to win the event since 1969.

Main Draw Finals

Week 4

ATP – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati)

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the Semifinals to Daniil Medvedev.

Medvedev went on to win his first ATP Masters 1000 title, defeating David Goffin in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–4.

Main Draw Finals

WTA – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati)

Kiki Bertens was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Venus Williams.

Madison Keys won the title, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 7–5, 7–6(7–5).

Main Draw Finals

Week 5

ATP – Winston-Salem Open

See main article: 2019 Winston-Salem Open.

Daniil Medvedev was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.

Hubert Hurkacz won his first ATP Tour title, defeating Benoît Paire in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3.

Main Draw Finals

Weeks 6–7

ATP – US Open (New York)

See main article: 2019 US Open – Men's Singles.

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but he retired in the fourth round against Stan Wawrinka.

Rafael Nadal won the title, defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final, 7–5, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4.

Main Draw Finals

WTA – US Open (New York)

See main article: 2019 US Open – Women's Singles.

Naomi Osaka was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the fourth round by Belinda Bencic.

Bianca Andreescu won the title, defeating Serena Williams in the final, 6–3, 7–5.

Main Draw Finals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the US Open Series. usopenseries.com. 3 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Tickets. usopenseries.com. 3 August 2019.